Tencat12

Tencat12

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  1. What are your schools doing about COVID and clinical?

    Tencat12 replied to DreameRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm thinking that in this environment it is better NOT to expose students to the risk of catching this thing. Dead students don't make nurses next Winter either....I'm a clinical instructor and all...

  2. FNP program passing grade

    Tencat12 replied to Guest1059175's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My program is

  3. Statistics & Physical Assessment course at the same time...too hard?

    Tencat12 replied to beckm097's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Is this for an FNP? If it is, yes it's too much. I was told my FNP assessment class should be either stand alone or with a fluff class. Both assessment and stats are time consuming. It would be...

  4. Passed ANCC today

    Tencat12 replied to stpollard's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Congrats! It's good to see that all this ends eventually! Good luck to you in your future endeavors!

  5. February 2018 Caption Contest - Win $100!

    Tencat12 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Meanwhile, in the hospital

  6. Move to Washington or New Mexico as new FNP graduate

    Tencat12 replied to Byna92's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have lived in both srates as a teacher. NM is lousy for teachers. NM ranks dead last in most wellness and education categories. However I understand the NP practice is good in NM. I imagine it...

  7. Am I cut out for nursing

    Tencat12 replied to larson1013's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My 3 year old daughter sliced open her cheek on a coffee table when I was a couple years out of nursing school. I was totally useless. I finally got it together when we got to the ER. Im still a...

  8. Addressing the Predicted Nursing Shortage

    Tencat12 replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    BSN is nice but not necessarily what is needed. Nursing is so struck on theories and theorists in the education phase for BSN. It's even worse when one gets into the MSN. A good provider needs to...

  9. What Has Happened to Hospice?

    Tencat12 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi all! I was recently on hunt for a hospice job after being out of hospice for 3 years to regroup and recharge. I have a lot of hospice experience. But while interviewing, I've noticed that the...

  10. Day One and already dealing with...

    Tencat12 replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    I'm not school nursing at the moment, but you guys make me laugh so much I'm going to lurk here

  11. RN-FNP for Old Nurse

    Tencat12 replied to aknurse68's topic in Advanced Practice

    Hi! By all means, DO IT! I'm going into the second year of an FNP program that is part time for didactic classes and full time for clinicals. I'm 48. I have two kiddos of my own and we all sit and...

  12. How many NP programs did you apply to?

    Tencat12 replied to princesax11's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I applied for two schools, but one of them decided they didn't want to offer the program in my state. I got into the second one, The University of St. Francis, Joliet Illinois. My under grad GPA was...

  13. What would you do?

    Tencat12 replied to BerryhappyRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi! What are you waiting for???? If you are unhappy and have a shot at something you would really like to do I don't see why you WOULDN'T jump at the opportunity. I was a hospice case manager for 8...

  14. Treatming nausea and abdominal angina in end-of-life

    Tencat12 replied to notanumber's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hmmm.....It would be worth chatting with Doc about. I'm surprised they haven't taken her off of her PO meds that aren't comfort meds. I have never heard of Dexamethasone being used for abdominal...

  15. Do you ever do nothing for your student?

    Tencat12 replied to pernella's topic in School

    I love the ones that you make suggestions to (gargle with warm salt water, suck a sugar free candy, lay down for a few minutes) and they choose to do nothing that you suggest except "go back to...

  16. Scheduling Hospice Visits

    Tencat12 replied to cshelly12's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Four visits a day is a good number. 5 works too, barely. I found that 6 or more was drive-by nursing at its finest! :) Unless the 6 are situated in one LTC facility. Just remember that one patient...

  17. Treatming nausea and abdominal angina in end-of-life

    Tencat12 replied to notanumber's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi! How is patient's swallowing going? How alert is she? Has she just started morphine? Or has she had it for a while? Or is she on Oxycodone? When a patient reaches the comfort care stage, pain...

  18. Advice Needed

    Tencat12 replied to Tencat12's topic in School

    I thought about a lawyer, but I'm not being fired over it. I'm just choosing to get out of this school. I have documented the crap out of the situation. Kid ended up where kid needed to be...

  19. Advice Needed

    Tencat12 posted a topic in School

    Hi all! I am wondering what to do next after a scary incident. Long story short, a student had been placed on a suicide watch plan with administration and counseling, but no one thought it might be...

  20. Just had to Heimlich a kid

    Tencat12 replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Very well done! Pretty funny about the 'dropped' call....

  21. Common words use by school nurse

    Tencat12 replied to babyjoyce's topic in School

    Have you been spying on me in my health office???? :) I say those things DAILY! How about "Suck it up, buttercup"? I don't actually say it, but I think it A

  22. Common words use by school nurse

    Tencat12 replied to babyjoyce's topic in School

    Have you been spying on me in my health office???? :) I say all those things daily! How about "Suck it up, buttercup"? I don't actually say that, but I think it A

  23. dumb staff

    Tencat12 replied to lvnforschool's topic in School

    Of course it's pink eye! It HAS to be. And it should be billable to workman's comp, darn it!

  24. Advice Needed

    Tencat12 replied to Tencat12's topic in School

    Admin. Batsh-- crazy. Straight up. An insecure, micromanaging principal who avoids any kind of confrontation like the plague (and blows me off when I request meetings) with a squad of...

  25. Advice Needed

    Tencat12 replied to Tencat12's topic in School

    Thanks for all your support! Kid is doing well and still inpatient. Mother thanked me for all 'our' help from the school. :) Counselor accused me of 'overreacting' as student was 'only looking for...